househunting

[ludimagist.livejournal.com]

For those of you who live around Davis Square, how long did it take you to find a place to live?

I'll be entering Tufts University as a PhD student this Fall. I plan on moving to the area and am not sure when I should really start house hunting in earnest.

Comments

[hyperliminal.livejournal.com]

It depends how picky you are, what your budget constraints are, and if you are looking on your own or also need to find roommates. If you want, say, simply to be in a 10-15 minute walking radius of Tufts, at market level rent, on your own, anytime over the summer, though IMHO it's best to have found something by min-July. Check craigslist and bostonapartments as who needs to pay a skanky realtor if you don't *have* to?